Township government · Dauphin County, PA

Derry Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Derry Township took in $29.8 million and spent $27.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes69%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)15%State tax money7.2%Fines and other7.1%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

23%

of Derry Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

Township taxes69%

Other taxes
28%$8.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; amusement taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.9 million
  • Amusement taxes$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$985 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$413 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
23%$6.8 million
Property tax
18%$5.4 million

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$239 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
7.2%$2.1 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$615 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$2.0 million
Fines
0.5%$140 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

16%

of Derry Township's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$10.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$5.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
6.1%$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$238 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$238 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$148 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$148 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Derry Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Derry Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.